Treozen
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Hello folks -
I've owned dozens of classic cars over the decades, but never a Chrysler, or any Mopar of any flavor. Its a long story as to why, but I am considering a 1961 Newport, and it has a 1962 413 engine with cross-ram intake, dual carburetors...and....I have no idea what I'm even looking at, except the it looks kinda cool ;-). I have a few questions, and hop you can educate me:
1) Someone has suggested to me that this engine, with 10:1 compression, will not run well on pump gas. I know that the street-manners of a car and its tolerance for pump gas depends on more than just the engine numbers - and even if it HAD 10:1 compression, I assume that was back in 1962......might have changed a bit since then. but still, I have no interest in finding the needle in the haystack gas station with exotic gas - 92 octane is available everywhere here, and that's what I run in everything I have - from a 2024 Subaru to a '68 455, to a 62 Jaguar XK. Does the cross-ram 413 really needs something special, or can I run 92 octane pump gas?
2) I have experience tuning dual carbs - its....erm... annoying...and usually I'm working on a British SU carb, like the Jaguars. That said, its nice when everything is synchronized... what sort of trouble / issues etc can I expect with the cross-ram set-up? The carbs are newer edlebrock, and I am familiar with them, just not two of them on some crazy manifold ;-) . I don't mind tinkering, but I really don't want to ge wrapped up in a carb sync nightmare that never runs properly.
3) Is there anything you think an innocent Chevy guy ought to know about a '62 413 before deciding to own one? I've worked on classic Chevys, Fords, Mercedes, Jaguar and even briefly a Buick nailhead, but I've never turned a wrench on a Chrysler.
Thanks all - appreciated.
I've owned dozens of classic cars over the decades, but never a Chrysler, or any Mopar of any flavor. Its a long story as to why, but I am considering a 1961 Newport, and it has a 1962 413 engine with cross-ram intake, dual carburetors...and....I have no idea what I'm even looking at, except the it looks kinda cool ;-). I have a few questions, and hop you can educate me:
1) Someone has suggested to me that this engine, with 10:1 compression, will not run well on pump gas. I know that the street-manners of a car and its tolerance for pump gas depends on more than just the engine numbers - and even if it HAD 10:1 compression, I assume that was back in 1962......might have changed a bit since then. but still, I have no interest in finding the needle in the haystack gas station with exotic gas - 92 octane is available everywhere here, and that's what I run in everything I have - from a 2024 Subaru to a '68 455, to a 62 Jaguar XK. Does the cross-ram 413 really needs something special, or can I run 92 octane pump gas?
2) I have experience tuning dual carbs - its....erm... annoying...and usually I'm working on a British SU carb, like the Jaguars. That said, its nice when everything is synchronized... what sort of trouble / issues etc can I expect with the cross-ram set-up? The carbs are newer edlebrock, and I am familiar with them, just not two of them on some crazy manifold ;-) . I don't mind tinkering, but I really don't want to ge wrapped up in a carb sync nightmare that never runs properly.
3) Is there anything you think an innocent Chevy guy ought to know about a '62 413 before deciding to own one? I've worked on classic Chevys, Fords, Mercedes, Jaguar and even briefly a Buick nailhead, but I've never turned a wrench on a Chrysler.
Thanks all - appreciated.